Doron Toister (born 16 May 1957) is a

cellist The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 ...

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composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

and

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. He leads the

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

group of the Israeli

Rishon Lezion Rishon LeZion ( he, רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן , ''lit.'' First to Zion, Arabic: راشون لتسيون) is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan ar ...

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and Israeli

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Biography

Doron Toister was born on May 16, 1957, in

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, where he grew up till the age of 3, when his father was being employed as an

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in Durban's

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. Upon returning to Israel, his family lived in

Ramat Gan Ramat Gan ( he, רָמַת גַּן or , ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. It is home to one of the world's major diamond exchanges, and many ...

, where he spent his childhood and youth. At age of 5, he began studying music and

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

with his mother, who was a music teacher. At the age of 6 began studying the

, with renowned teacher Prof. Uzi Wiesel. In high school he attended the Thelma Yellin art school. During his military service (1975–1978) he played with the

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Chamber Quartet. During those years he also arranged string quartets and music for other various compositions. In 1979 he studied at the University of Essen in Germany with the

Prof. Maria Kliegel. where he also served in the

Chamber Orchestra Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numbe ...

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. In 1980–1984 he studied with the renowned

Prof. Janos Starker at

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in the

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United States, where he also served as his teaching Assistant. Over the years, the study also studied

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

improvisation Improvisation is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found. Improvisation in the performing arts is a very spontaneous performance without specific or scripted preparation. The skills of impr ...

and

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with Prof. Zvi Keren, with Prof. David Baker (Indiana University), and

musical arrangement In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orchestr ...

and

orchestration Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble, such as a concert band) or of adapting music composed for another medium for an orchestra. Also called "instrumentation", orc ...

with composer Menachem Wiesenberg. At 22, won third place of the International

Cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

Competition in

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(1979). A year later won first prize in the international cello-piano

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competition of

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(1980). Between 1985–1989 he served as the lead

of the Israeli Sinfonietta In Be'er Sheva. During this time, under the guidance of the Rabbi of Ben-Gurion University the renowned lecturer Rabbi Yechezkel Sofer, he became a Hozer Betshuva and

Chasid Ḥasīd ( he, חסיד, "pious", "saintly", "godly man"; plural "Hasidim") is a Jewish honorific, frequently used as a term of exceptional respect in the Talmudic and early medieval periods. It denotes a person who is scrupulous in his observ ...

Chabad Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch (), is an Orthodox Jewish Hasidic dynasty. Chabad is one of the world's best-known Hasidic movements, particularly for its outreach activities. It is one of the largest Hasidic group ...

. Since one year after its inception (1989) to the present, Doron is the leading

of the

and

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. Performed in many

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performances, radio recitals, concerts and

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with orchestras in Israel and abroad. Since 2000, he focuses mainly on

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and with arrangements to various

musical ensembles A musical ensemble, also known as a music group or musical group, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists, ...

. In April 2013 he was announced as the winner of the Minister of Culture's prize for Zionist art work in the

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category.The announcement of the Culture Ministry Award Winners 2013
on the site of the Ministry of Culture In their reasons the jury wrote: "This is an original work that brings to the world of symphonic orchestral word the sounds the Eastern European "nigun". "Combining Eastern European poetry with a colorful blend of symphonic orchestration is impressive and convincing".

Works

Composition

* "Jewish Rhapsody" for

and

orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...

performed by

Ra'anana Ra'anana ( he, רַעֲנָנָּה, lit. "Fresh") is a city in the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel. It was founded in 1922 as an American-Jewish settlement, 1 km south of the village of Tabsur, where an important ...

Symphonette Orchestra (2004). * "A Symphonic Prayer" performed by the Israeli

Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion ( he, רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן , ''lit.'' First to Zion, Arabic: راشون لتسيون) is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan ar ...

conducted by

Dan Ettinger Dan Ettinger ( he, דן אטינגר; born 1971) is an Israeli conductor, opera singer and pianist. Biography Ettinger is descended from Romanian immigrants to Israel, as his father and grandmother are Holocaust survivors. He grew up in the Tel ...

(2006). * "A Concerto for viola and orchestra"

style, performed by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra (2012). * "Because we are with you", performed by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, conducted by

Emil Tabakov Emil Tabakov ( bg, Емил Табаков ; born August 21, 1947) is a Bulgarian conductor, composer and double-bass player. Life and career Emil Tabakov was born in Ruse, Bulgaria. In 1974 he studied at the Bulgarian State Music Academy with ...

(2013). * "Klezmer Concerto" a

for

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and

, performed by the Gurfinkel twins and

Symphonette Orchestra (2013). * "Concerto for Cello Quartet and Orchestra", was first performed by the Rastrelli Cello Quartet and the

in March 2015.

Selected arrangements

* " Toccata" by Frescobaldi for

and

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. Recorded by Deutsche Grammophon (2002). * Natan Jonathan songs, performed by the Israeli

(2003). * A Concert of Tangos, performed by the Israeli

(2003). * " A Smail Suite" for

Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the ...

, performed by the

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

Trio (2004). * A Saturday Nigunim Concert, performed by the

Ashdod Ashdod ( he, ''ʾašdōḏ''; ar, أسدود or إسدود ''ʾisdūd'' or '' ʾasdūd'' ; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 *''ʾašdūd'') is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterran ...

(2004). * " La valse" by Ravel, "

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" and " Nonet" by Brahms, performed at the Rolandseck festival in Germany by musicians from the

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Orchestra (2005). * A concert of

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Songs, performed by the

Symphonette Orchestra (2005). * "Sonata for Violin and Piano" by César Franck, arranged for

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

and

, performed by Yaron Prensky and the Be'er Sheva Sinfonietta (2006). * "Nomad" (Wandering) symphonic show of the works of musician

Yehuda Glantz Yehuda Julio Glantz ( he, יהודה חוליו גלאנץ; born March 19, 1958, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a musician, composer, singer, songwriter and producer living in Jerusalem Israel. Named and recognized as Cultural Ambassador of Latin ...

, performed by the Israeli

(2006), and in a

DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kin ...

album in 2007. * Chabad Melodies

Concert A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variety a ...

, performed by the

Trio (2009). * "

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony The Symphony No. 5 in C minor of Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 67, was written between 1804 and 1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in classical music and one of the most frequently played symphonies, and it is widely considered one of ...

musical joke", performed by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra (2011). * A

of Israeli songs for a

quartet In music, a quartet or quartette (, , , , ) is an ensemble of four singers or instrumental performers; or a musical composition for four voices and instruments. Classical String quartet In classical music, one of the most common combinations o ...

(2012). *

Music for movies Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...

" The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", "

High Noon ''High Noon'' is a 1952 American Western film produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starring Gary Cooper. The plot, which occurs in real time, centers on a town marshal whose sense of ...

", "

A Fistful of Dollars ''A Fistful of Dollars'' ( it, Per un pugno di dollari, lit=For a Fistful of Dollars titled on-screen as ''Fistful of Dollars'') is a 1964 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role, a ...

", performed by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra (2012).

Records

* "Internal Notes" Jewish soul melodies of Rabbi Yitzhak Ginsburgh performed on

acoustic instruments Acoustic music is music that solely or primarily uses instruments that produce sound through acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means. While all music was once acoustic, the retronym "acoustic music" appeared after the adven ...

(2005). * "Strings of Soul" Chabad melodies in a Classical performance (2011).

External links

Doron toister
at the Channel

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Doron Toister
at the "Habama" site
Doron Toister
at the IDBM site

References

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